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PINNED Respect $HOME/.config/go/env
After adding eval $(/path/to/goz-env) in .profile, each time I log in to OMVS, I get 3 or 4 lines about $COMPILER_PATH. Can you add config to turn this off, please? Second, even if I have $HOME/.config/go/env (per XDG spec), go env says that `go` ...

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5 missing EGL types for numeric

We are missing for following COBOL types, corresponding EGL types.Because of these missing types, we suffer performance loss in the generated COBOL. COBOL Types EGL typesPIC 9(3) National ?PIC S9(3)V9(2) National SIGN LEADING SEPARATE ?PIC S9(3)V9...
almost 16 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 5 Not under consideration

Provide Graphical Impact Analysis

Provide a graphical impact analysis (focus on one variable / database field / possibly a set of variables / database fields) similar to call-graphs.
almost 8 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

xlc listing files for inline functions incorrect

Found a surprising limitation with xlc listing files for inline functions that are in .h files. The listing for such functions in the PDEF section has a line number like 691 | which doesn't reflect the source line number at the top of that .lst fi...
almost 12 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 4 Not under consideration

Client connectivity into CICS UMDTs and TSQs

We use UMDTs (Data tables) and TSQs in CICS as data stores. However, these can only be accessed by a program running in CICS. We requests that non-mainframe applications can access these data stores (UMDTs and TSQs) without requiring an applicatio...
almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Better diagnostic of desynchronization of generated files

The flag of desynchronization of generated elements does not indicate how much the generated code is impacted. A change in a design file can lead to a very limited change in the generated code, for example purely cosmetic change like indentation, ...
almost 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Not under consideration

Data Set Commander on IDz

IBM Data Set Commander is only available on TSO/ISPF. It needs to be available on IBM Developer for z/OS (IDZ aka RDz).
almost 8 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 3 Not under consideration

CICS IA - dump supression option

Supply a method or means to suppress dumps on a specified CICS region
almost 8 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

PWFI Regions Applications should not be terminated when processing a OLC PREPARE.

Currently when the OLC PREPARE Online Change phase is run all PWFI Regions are posted off the SUBQ6 and the Application Programs are terminated through SCQC . That change appears was introduced by old Apars PL55214 on DFSICLV0 for type1 /MODIFY Co...
almost 12 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 2 Not under consideration

IMS - remove logical child delete rule

Remove the IMS restriction of the logical child delete rules, which should eliminate the the need to change the current delete rules and applications for this condition.
almost 8 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

Reduce compiler messages with the same ID and text for a line

Enterprise PL/I V5.2 issues too many compiler messages with the same ID and text for a line. Please see the attached file. It is an example code of issuing same messages for a line performing arithmetic operations of FIXED DEC using structure name...
almost 4 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Not under consideration